This course is a fully comprehensive PAT Testing Training course covering everything that you need to know to successfully test electrical items safely.

Topics covered by the PAT Testing Training Course are:

Legislation

A brief on the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAW)

Principles of Electricity

An appreciation of Insulators, Conductors, Voltage, Current and Resistance to give an awareness of. The need for safety in conducting tests

Classification of Equipment

How to identify the class of an appliance; Class I, Class II or Class III

Inspections

An understanding of User, Formal Visual and Combined Inspections

The Tests

A description of how the tests are performed and the pass/fail limits including why tests may fail.

Leads

The technique of testing leads and extension leads.

Labeling and Recording

How to indicate passes fails and how to record the results. Polarity Tests

Practical testing

A hand on testing session using a range of appliances to show how to test safely.

Downloading

How to download a tester with a memory